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Complications associated with double balloon enteroscopy at nine US centers.

Gerson LB, Tokar J, Chiorean M, Lo S, Decker GA, Cave D, Bouhaidar D, Mishkin D, Dye C, Haluszka O, Leighton JA, Zfass A, Semrad C. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2009; 7 (11): 1177-82, 1182.e1-3

Double balloon enteroscopy (DBE) was introduced into the US in 2004. Potential complications include perforation, pancreatitis, and gastrointestinal bleeding. Prevalence and risk factors for complications have not been described in a US population.

PubMedID: 19602453